“Love to give AD credit, but he was not on the floor when I did that” LeBron James takes a sarcastic jab on Anthony Davis after return against depleted Nets

“Love to give AD credit, but he was not on the floor when I did that” LeBron James takes a sarcastic jab on Anthony Davis after return against depleted Nets

LeBron James with Anthony Davis

LeBron James’ one-man show has pulled the Lakers so far, as he didn’t receive much support from the teammates to make wins for the franchise. But Anthony Davis’s return after the injury was considered a game-changing move for the Lakers as he is the pillar of the Lakers defense.

Although LeBron doesn’t think that things are easy for him now after the return of AD. He explains that he is doing the same thing even before AD was not there. LeBron James recorded his 11th back-to-back more than 30 points which he totally nailed it. King scored 33 points in a thrilling match against the Brooklyn Nets and the Lakers defeated them by 106-96.

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LeBron James sarcastic reply on whether Anthony Davis return while make things easy for him

Anthony Davis and LeBron James in postgame interview
Anthony Davis and LeBron James in postgame interview

During the post-game interview when he was asked if he could play safety more because AD was there, to which LeBron James sarcastically replied, “As much as I would love to give AD credit, he was not on the floor when I did that. He ran on the floor after I did that when the timeout happened, but he was not on the floor when I did that.”

Further, James said, “But when you got a every year potential Defensive Player of the Year on the floor whatever his minutes is, you can definitely get away with things you couldn’t if he wasn’t on the floor, because you know you’ve got the protection behind you or in front of you or whatever the case maybe.”

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LeBron James talked about how Anthony Davis is the Lakers’ all-time Defensive Player of the year and how he puts pressure on the opponents during the game. Anthony Davis’s return may not be effective in the offense but he aggressively blocked the Nets four times while they were moving in the fast break to score against the Lakers.

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Anthony Davis- The Defensive Pillar of the Lakers

Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis

Moreover, AD’s performance after the return has motivated the Lakers side which will prove more effective for them in the upcoming games which even coach Frank Vogel appreciated. Here’s what Lakers coach Frank Vogel talked about Anthony Davis:

“We’ll probably like to play him a little bit more; hopefully we can get there but it’s going to be, you know, a build up. I thought he really changed things for us defensively at the rim with his hands with his deflection; obviously not a big scoring night, but his anchor to our defense is something that’s been sorely missed.”

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LeBron James and the Lakers Co. now have a long route to travel as they are still in the 8th seed of the western conference and need to pace up more consecutive wins to improve their position in the league table while AD’s comeback will provide them that confidence to do so.

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